Vehicle-wheel rim.



E. G. SHAW.

VEHICLE WHEEL RIM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.27, 190s.

Patented Jan. .26, 1909.

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ATTORNEY hicle wheel rims adapted for use with tires of turned to grasp and old beads formed upon the tire casing, but it is obvious that the UNITED STATES OHIO.

Application flsd'illazch 27,

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, EDWIN SHAW,18. citizen of t e United -States, :and a resident of the cit of Akron, couutyof Surnmit, and State 0). Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheel Rims, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accfimpafnying drawings, which form a part t ereo My invention relates to that class of veresilient materials, and more particularly to rims adapted for use with tires designed to be applied and detached at will, and comprises an annular rim adapted to seat upon the wheelfelly and to be secured thereto by riveting or other suitable means, :a tire flange mounted upon a removable ring, and means for retaining thesemoxcable tire ring in operative position.

The object of my invention is to provide suitable means for retaining a removable tire flange upon a rim in such a manner that the said tire flange may be easily and quickly applied or removed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a section of a tire, rim and felly, embodying my improvements, showing the general method of using them. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device, fparts being broken away to show details 0 construction. Fig. 3 is a cross section taken alon the line X X of .2, showing the, en-' .eral orm of the rim removable flange an retaining means;

Like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the several figures.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, 1 is the wheel felly and 2 an annular rim adapted to be secured thereon by riveting or other suitable means. Along one edge of this rim is a ermanent tire flange 3, referably forme thereon. This flange, as s own in the drawings, is of the form adapted for use with clencher tires, being outwardly, u wardly and inwardly form of this flange may be altered at will to adapt the rim for use with tires of other-- forms. The op osite edge of the rim 2 is left flat orpreferalily inclined slightly downward, and is adapted to form a seat for a re- Spe'cificafion of Letters Patent.

the endless Baa-tented Jan. 26, 1. 1906. Serial in. 808,281.

movable tire flange 4. This removable tire flange is formed on :an endless rin 5, the base portion of w 'ch is shaped "to tacosrately upon the rim in such a manner that the flan e 41's roperly situated :to retain the tire. on t portion of the rim is inclined downward, the base. portion of the endless ring must be beveled correspondingly.

At suitable intervals in the base portion cf the ring 5 I provide a plurality of sockets 6, 6, etc., and at similar intervals in the-pertion of the rim upon which the endless ring seats I provide perforations having a diemeterequal to that of the sockets. These perforations sockets are designed to receive a plurality of pins 7, 7 which have a length sufficient to project through the rim andinte ring sockets. To enable these pins to be more easily inserted l prefer to make their -'extremities conical and to she the inner ends of the socket correspond y, which secures the additional advant lint only a small amount of the metal compos' the endless ring need be cut away, hi dfi tends to conserve the strength of said ring. Various methods of applying and remov w these pins may be employed, although I prefer to use the method shown in Figs. 1 to-3. A transversely split ring 8 is provided, having a .length slightly less than the distance about the under-surface of the rim or of that portion of the rim against which the endless ring seats. The terminals of this ring sme attached by some suitable means which will enable them to be drawn together or forced apart at will, such as that shown in the drawings, in which a turn-buckle 1-0 is passed through the studs 11, 11, extending downwardly from the terminals of the said 8 lit ring. At suitable intervals in this split ring are cut a series of slots 12, 1 2, the intervals between them correspondin to the intervals between. the sockets be ore-mentioned.

in such a manner that they cannot hemmoved therefrom, but are ,ca able of longitw dinal movement relative y thereto. As shown in the drawings, the simplest method of accomplishing this to provide the with necks of a width substantially canal to the width of the slots. The shafts of the pins are of greater diameter, as are also their '3. 'F. GOODRICH COMPANY, 61"

Within these slots are placed the pins 13, 1-3

nally therein.

, tion, as shown in'the drawings,.these necks the rim, and

are formed by oppositely disposed grooves, so

that the said necks have a length greater than their width, and greater stability is thus secured, owing to the fact that the pins are held from rotation.

The mode of operation of my device is as follows: The parts being dismounted, the tire is applied to the rim and made to seat against t e permanent tire flange 3. The endless ring is then applied, the sockets bef ore-mentioned being made to register with the perforations in the rim. The split ring 8 -ifs-1fnext sprung into place beneath the edge of the pins, which, as before explained, are permanently secured to said split ring, are forced through the perforations into the sockets. By means of the turnbuckle the terminals of the split ring are forced apart, thus expanding the split ring until it seats solidly against the rim and forces the ins firmly into position. This longitudinaI movement of the ring is permitted by the fact that the pins are capable of lon itudinal movement in the slots, as heretofore explained.

The usefulness of my device is not limited to a structure having an endless removable tire flange, but may be employed in combinatlon with other locking means in structures having the removable tire flange formed upon across split ring.

Obviously both tire flanges may be made similarly removable by a mere duplication of arts, or if desired the tire flange 3 may also a formed upon an endless ring and an. annular flange provided along that edge of the rim, in which case both flanges may be removed and replaced by flanges adapted for use with tires of other forms.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. In combination with a wheel rim a removable flange ring and means for retaining said ring upon said rim, said means comprising studs projecting through holes in the rim and ring, and an annular band car1'y 'ing'said studs.

2. In combination with a wheel rim having a removable flange ring and means for v retaining said ring upon said rim, said means omprising studs projecting through holes ih the rim and ring, and a split annular band for carrying said studs ada ted to seat against the under surface of t e portion of the'rim beneath the removable flange.

3,. In combination with a vehicle wheel rim having a removable flange, a plurality of ins adapted to pass through perforations lnthe riminto sockets in the base portion of the removable flange, said ins being slidably mounted in a split annu ar band adapted to seat a ainst the under-surface of the EOIUQIL ofithe rim beneath the removable ange.

4. Means for securing a removable tire flange upon the rim of a vehicle wheel consisting of a plurality of pins adapted to extend upwardly through perforations in the rim into sockets in the base of the removable flange, a cross split annular band adapted to seat beneath the said rim, and means for expanding and contracting said band, the said pins being mounted in a plurality of slots in said band and capable of longitudinal movement in said slots as said band is expanded or contracted.

5. In a vehicle wheel rim the combination of a tire flange formed upon an endless removable ring, a plurality of sockets in the base of said ring, perforations in said rim registering with said sockets when the endless ring is in the operative position, an annular cross split band adapted to seat against the under-surface of the rim beneath the endless ring, a turn-buckle connecting the terminals of said band and adapted to expand or contract it, and a plurality of pins slidably mounted in longitudinal slots in said band and adapted to pass through said perforations and into said sockets when said band is expanded.

' 6. A vehicle Wheel comprising a rim forming a tire seat provided along and near one side thereof with a plurality of openings, an endless tire-holding devicemounted on said rim, and an expansible ring positioned within said rim provided with means to extend through said openings and constitute abutments for reventing lateral displacement of said tireiolding device.

7. A vehicle wheel rim forming a tire seat provided with a plurality of openings, an endless tire-holding device mounted on said rim, and an annular spring element within said rim carrying means arranged to extend through said openings and constitute an abutment for preventing lateral displacement of said tire-holding device.

8. A vehicle wheel comprising a rim constituting a tire seat provided with a plurality of alined openings, an endless tire-holding device mounted on said rim, and an annular spring element within said rim carryin means to extend through said openings an constitute an abutment for reventing lateral displacement of said tireolding device.

9. A vehicle wheel. comprising a rim form.- ing a tire seat provided with a circumferentially-arranged series of openings, an endless tire-holding device mounted on said rim, and a self-expansible ring positioned within said rim and carrying means to extend outwardly through said openings and constitute abutments for preventing lateral displacement of said tire-holding device.

10. A vehicle wheel comprising a rim constituting a tire seat with a circumferentiallyarranged series of openings, an endless tireholding device mounted on said rim, an amIularly-formed locking element Within said rim provided with means to extend through said openings and form abutments for preventing lateral displacement of said tire-holding device, and a 'keeper to retain said locking element in position.

EDWIN COUPLAND SHAW.

Witnesses:

CHARLES CRoss GooDRIcH, WALTER KEADY MEANS. 

